Introduction: the peripheral obstructive arterial disease is an condition that affects around 15% of the world population interfering in muscle strength, life quality and functional capacity of patients.
Study aim: to assess three methods of physical training (strength training, aerobic training and electrical stimulation training) in muscle strength, functional capacity and life quality of patients with peripheral obstructive arterial disease
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
73
electrical stimulation training
strength training group
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
RECRUITINGcardiopulmonary exercise test
assess functional capacity
Time frame: 13 months
WHOQOL Questionnaire
asses quality of life
Time frame: 13 months
Brachial ultrasonography
endothelial function
Time frame: 13 months
Analog scale of pain
assess pain intensity
Time frame: 13 months
Repetition maximum strength test (1RM)
assess Muscle strengh
Time frame: 13 months
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